Two Perish As Result Of Black Ice Accident Friday

A tragic accident has claimed the life of a Minnesota man and his five year old son. The man and his four children  were making a cross country trip en route back home to  Minnesota   from California taking the Ewing Cut Across due to a phone mapping suggestion when the pickup truck they were traveling in encountered black ice on 508 Ave. on the S curves about 2.5 miles south of Ewing. The 2020 Ram pickup was northbound on 508 Ave when it lost control on an icy curve, left the roadway, and rolled onto its top into a pond. The driver, a 34 year old Minnesota man, was trapped in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Four children, also from Minnesota, that were passengers were able to escape the vehicle and went looking for help. One of the children, a 5 year old boy, was not able to continue walking and was left by the other siblings while they continued looking for help. 

The children walking away from the accident located an A&J Tow Truck employee on the scene of another accident  a mile north of their accident and asked for help. The A&J operator contacted authorities and assisted in locating the other children and accident scene.

Shortly after Ewing Fire and Rescue arrived, they determined the 5 year old boy was still missing and further help was requested from other agencies in the search. After hours of searching with 50 plus volunteers on the ground walking and using ATVs as well as multiple drones with thermal imaging, the 5 year old boy was found deceased several hundred yards from the roadway by a Nebraska Game and Parks Officers drone. The other three children were transported to Avera St. Anthony's Hospital and determined not to have any serious injuries. This matter is still being investigated.

The Holt County Sheriff's Office worked in conjunction with the following agencies and departments:  Ewing Fire and Rescue, Clearwater Fire and Rescue, Orchard Fire and Rescue, Neligh Fire and Rescue, O'Neill Fire and Rescue, Nebraska Game and Parks, Nebraska State Patrol,  O'Neill Police Department, Holt County Attorney's Office, Holt County Emergency Management, A & J Towing, and Nebraska DHHS.

We would also like to thank any other individual volunteers and departments that we possibly overlooked.

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